Alabama truck drivers receive $63,000 in overtime
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division recently found Alabama trucking company R.L. Box in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Acts (FLSA) provisions. The agency has since recovered $62,836 in back wages and benefits for 31 truck drivers.
Investigators found the trucking company, which has a federal service contact with the United States Postal Service, was violating recordkeeping provisions as well as wage rights and fringe benefits included in the McNamara O'Hara Service Contract Act.
Instead of providing workers with the benefits they were owed, the company calculated benefits into wages for employee attendance. Following the investigation, R.L. Box was forced to pay employees $45,772 for unpaid wages and $17,604 for benefits.
"The Labor Department is committed to ensuring that taxpayer dollars are used properly by companies performing work for the federal government and, as demonstrated by the resolution of this case, we are vigorously pursuing violators to ensure compliance and accountability under the law," said Kenneth Stripling, director of the Wage and Hour Division’s Birmingham District Office.
Employers funded by federal contracts should ensure their payroll practices are in line with both state and government labor rights laws to avoid possible investigations and fines.
Investigators found the trucking company, which has a federal service contact with the United States Postal Service, was violating recordkeeping provisions as well as wage rights and fringe benefits included in the McNamara O'Hara Service Contract Act.
Instead of providing workers with the benefits they were owed, the company calculated benefits into wages for employee attendance. Following the investigation, R.L. Box was forced to pay employees $45,772 for unpaid wages and $17,604 for benefits.
"The Labor Department is committed to ensuring that taxpayer dollars are used properly by companies performing work for the federal government and, as demonstrated by the resolution of this case, we are vigorously pursuing violators to ensure compliance and accountability under the law," said Kenneth Stripling, director of the Wage and Hour Division’s Birmingham District Office.
Employers funded by federal contracts should ensure their payroll practices are in line with both state and government labor rights laws to avoid possible investigations and fines.
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